Holder of tools



Jan. 19, 1937. A. ZERVER ,'2,068, 308

HOLDER OF TOOLS Filed NOV. 25, 19 55 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Jan. 19, 1937 HOLDER OF TOOLS Alfred Zerver, Reinscheid-Vieringhausen,

, Germany Application November 25, 1935, Serial No. 51,528 In Germany June 27, 1933 11 Claims.

This invention relates to holders for holding a plurality of similar tools, such as wrenches or the like, in sets, of the kind in which spring slots serve for-the insertion and retaining of the in- 1 dividual tools.

According to the invention, such tool-holders are further improved by the fact that the tools, disposed adjacent one another at the one end, in the tool plane, are held against displacement in a direction vertically to the longitudinal axis of the tool and at the other end, in the tool plane, are held in slots with spring walls, so that the tools,as each is required, may be rotated outwardly about the said supporting point out of the clamping device and be reinserted therein when no longer required.

Constructional forms of the tool-holder ac-' cording to the invention are shown, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings, where- Figs. 1-3 are front, side and rear elevations, respectively, of one form of construction,

Figs. 4-5 are sections, taken on the lines 4--4 and 5-5, respectively, of Fig; 1, the wrenches being removed in Fig. 5,

Figs. 6 and 7 show respectively vertical and horizontal sections of another constructional form, and

Figs. 8-10 are longitudinal and transverse sections of a further form of construction.

Referring to Figs. 1-5, the holder for the tools, in the present case a set of wrenches I, comprises a base plate 2 with apertures 3, 4 for hanging the same on a wall. At one end of the plate 2 there is formed, by pressing and bending, an upstanding step 5 which is tapered step-wise in the upward direction and is provided with lateral projections 6 serving as spacing means for the wrenches or the like to be applied to said step 5. The intermediate indentations l on the step or member 5 are so disposed that the jaws of the inserted wrenches fit therebetween. The upper end 8 of the step 5 is again bent at rightangles in the direction of the base plate 2.

At the other end of the base plate 2 is fixed an undulated steel strip 9, of which the slots I0, open on the one side, are somewhat wider than the slots therebetween and serve for the reception of the handles of the tools, which are therefore all introduced into the holder from one side. For insertion, the respective wrench, in a somewhat inclined position corresponding to the wrench shown turned outwardly in Fig. 1, is applied with the one jaw end to the correct indentations 1 of the step 5, and thereupon turned inwardly about the step, which latter then serves as the point of rotation until the handle part of the wrench engages in the slot 10 which is disposed in the same vertical plane as the corresponding indentation 1. Figs. 1, 2, and 4 show allj the tools secured on the tool holder, in which position, the one ends are disposed vertically one behind the other at the step 5 and at the other end overlapped step-wise. In this way, the correct tool may quickly be perceived and also'easily grasped and extracted by swingingthesame outwardly. The return of the individual tools to the holder may be eifected in an equally simple manner. The supporting device for the ends of the wrenches may, however, be formed in such manner that the lower ends overlap.

As shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the base plate 2 may also be provided with an extension ll formed with an opening l2. The step 5 may also be connected to the plate 2 by welding or riveting.

According to Figs. 6 and 7, instead of a step 5, a trough I4 is arranged on the base plate 13 and serves for the reception of the one end of the wrench IS. The trough I 4 supports the tools and permits the latter to be easily swung inwardly and outwardly. Instead of the steel strip 9 bent to zig-zag shape, separate leaf springs I6 are provided. These are slotted at the ends and the various tongues are so bent that slots l8 for the reception of the wrench handles are formed.

According to Figs. 8-10, the base plate 19 is connected with a casing 20, the walls 2| and 22 of which are hinged so that the casing may be opened to permit a spanner to be inserted or removed. The lower jaws of the spanners bear on a pin 25 provided with rings 23 or ribs 24, whilst a step 28 with indentations 26 and spring tongues 21 serve for holding the handles of wrenches in the inserted position.

If necessary, an undulated steel strip may also be employed, the slots of which are closed on the one side by a fiat flap. Both sides of the holder may, however, also be made flat and the one part will then be provided with suitable spacing means for the tools, which then need not comprise an undulated steel strip.

The new holder can hang not only vertically on the wall but it can also be so arranged in a horizontal position that the adjacent tools will be inserted and swung inwardly diagonally from above and extracted in the same way.

Having now particularly described and ascert ned the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-

1. A holder for a set of end wrenches comprising a base, means carried by said base and engaging the jaws of one end of the wrenches to provide a pivotal support therefor, means carried by said base and formed to provide individual spring slots for engaging the shanks of said wrenches and. maintaining them adjacent one another, said slots and support permitting an individual wrench to be pivoted about said support out of engagement with its slot for removal of the wrench and to be reversely pivoted to return the wrench to the holder.

2. A holder for a set of end wrenches comprising means for receiving the jaws at one end of the wrenches for holding the same against displacement vertically of the longitudinal axis thereof, and means adjacent the other ends of the wrenches and formed to provide individual spring slots for resiliently maintaining said wrenches adjacent one another.

3. The structure of claim 2, said first named means being formed to support the engaging ends of said wrenches substantially in the same plane so as to permit an overlapping of the opposite ends of the wrenches to facilitate the selection and removal of an individual wrench.

4. The structure of claim 2, said first named means being tapered stepwise to provide individual seats for the jaws of different sized wrenches, and portions of said first means being formed to provide spacing means for said wrenches.

5. The structure of claim 2, said first named means being tapered stepwise to provide individ ual seats for the jaws of different sized wrenches, portions of said first means being formed to provide spacing means for said wrenches, and said second named means comprising an undulated steel strip, the slots thereof opening on one side being wider than the intermediate slots and providing resilient seats for the wrench handles.

6. The structure of claim 2, and said first named means comprising a trough.

7. The structure of claim 2, said slots being each formed of a single leaf spring, one end of each spring being slotted longitudinally to provide bifurcations, each bifurcation being oppositely bent into offset parallel relation to form said slots.

8. The structure of claim. 2, said first named means comprising a pin, and. spaced annular projections on said pin.

9. The structure of claim 2, and a closed casing supporting both of said means, said casing having at least one hinged wall for permitting access thereto. 7

10. The structure of claim 2, said slots being formed by a comb-like member arranged substantially perpendicular to said wrenches.

11. The structure of claim 2, said slots being formed by a comb-like member arranged substantially perpendicular to said wrenches, and the ends of the teeth of said member being bifur cated and sprung outwardly to provide spring tongues.

ALFRED ZERVER. 

